MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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